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Author: Ellen

Instead of boring my friends with my need to catalog my life through music, I'm putting it here.
Jan 2, 2013Jan 2, 2013Ellen

The Morning After the Boat Race…

Jan 1, 2013Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Raw egg, Worcester sauce, red pepper…

Dec 31, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Happy New Year!

Dec 30, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Time for Lists…

Dec 29, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Arise Sir David…

Dec 29, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Rowers on the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List

Dec 28, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rowing History Footnote: Towns Followed by Mishaps in London

Dec 27, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Single Rivals and Best Buddies

Dec 26, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

A Jolly Santa Row!

Dec 25, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Dec 24, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Eric Lupton – The Last European Sculling Champion

Dec 23, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

While Walking with Wordsworth Across a Constable Landscape

Dec 21, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Christmas Comes Early for British Rowing

Dec 20, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Toad, Tom, Jack and Billy!

Dec 19, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

‘Easy’ beats ‘Quick’ with 0.6 sec.!

Dec 18, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Colonel F. C. Ricardo was Toad?

Dec 17, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

‘Tonic’ Ahead of ‘Gin’

Dec 16, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Katherine Grainger – Sport Personality of the Year?

Dec 15, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Blue Coat for Anness

Dec 14, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The 2012 Pre Christmas Trial VIIIs

Dec 13, 2012Dec 13, 2012Ellen

While We Wait for the Trial Eights…

Dec 12, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Greg Denieffe: Jack Beresford – In His Own Words, Part 3

Dec 11, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Greg Denieffe: Bedford School B.C. v Shrewsbury School B.C., Part 2

Dec 10, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Greg Denieffe: Jack Beresford – The Early Years, Part 1

Dec 9, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Flood Becames First Female Captain at Leander

Dec 9, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

This Month’s ‘Rowing Related’ Magazine is Out!

Dec 7, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

A ‘Roadsculler’ Race in 1888

Dec 6, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Bob Negaard: Inventor of the Wing-rigger Dies

Dec 5, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Equine Aquatics

Dec 4, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Riverview Regatta – Rowing for Gold

Dec 3, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Katherine Grainger is Olympic Athlete of the Year

Dec 2, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Fire Alarm on the Water

Dec 1, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Row to Another World

Nov 29, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Naked Rowers Calendars 2013

Nov 27, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Leander Rowers Shake Their Stuff for a Good Cause

Nov 26, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The 2012 Trial Eights

Nov 24, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Scandinavian Rowing News

Nov 23, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Cambridge Trial Eights 1896: Comparing Jackets and Socks

Nov 22, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov 21, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

What Lay Before Him

Nov 20, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

How to Look Dashing!

Nov 19, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

‘Journée Nationale du Huit’ in France

Nov 18, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

2012 SilverSkiff Regatta in Turin

Nov 17, 2012Nov 17, 2012Ellen

Great Story!

Nov 16, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Hardtalk with James Cracknell

Nov 15, 2012Nov 15, 2012Ellen

The Famous Swede: Zlatan

Nov 14, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

What the Moon Meant

Nov 13, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Oxford 1897: ‘The Finest Crew that ever Rowed’

Nov 12, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

A Little Bit Of Blue

Nov 11, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Fours Head of the River Race, 2012

Nov 10, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

A Danish Old Boat!

Nov 9, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Wingfields on Cigarette Cards

Nov 8, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Teddy Roosevelt and ‘A Great And Permanent Amusement’

Nov 7, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

2012 Wingfield Sculls: A Truly Tough Trial by the Thames

Nov 6, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rowing Downunder: The 2012 Sydney-Melbourne Boat Races

Nov 5, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The HTBS Tie is Here!

Nov 4, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Wingfield Sculls 2012 Results

Nov 3, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Bundeswehr for Drygalla

Nov 2, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

A Real Treat!

Nov 1, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

We’re Back!

Oct 31, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

1937 NARA Championships at Henley?

Oct 30, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Interview: Nathalie Benoit – ‘Perseverance is the first quality’

Oct 29, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Draw for the 172nd Wingfield Sculls

Oct 28, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Megan’s 2012 Hot List

Oct 27, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

All Those Famous Swedes

Oct 26, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Australian Boat Race

Oct 25, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Two Rowers

Oct 24, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 14

Oct 23, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 13

Oct 22, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 12

Oct 21, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 11

Oct 20, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 10

Oct 19, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 9

Oct 18, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 8

Oct 17, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 7

Oct 16, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 6

Oct 15, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 5

Oct 14, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 4

Oct 13, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 3

Oct 12, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Famous Swedes 2

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